No Diwali decor is complete without marigolds ... Place these in the living room and pooja area. Make your potpourri using dried flowers, cinnamon sticks, and cloves. Place it in decorative ...

Apart from the eating of sweets and bursting crackers, or decorating the homes, the main event of Diwali in the majority of homes is Lakshmi puja. On the day of Diwali, October 31 this year ...

Each room is based on one of my popular collectionsâ ... I follow up with turmeric and kumkum after a morning puja. Every now and then, I take some lit camphor around to dispel any negativity.

Dhanteras marks the beginning of the five day Diwali festival ... elaborate puja. In some houses, small footsteps are drawn in vermilion in a row from the entrance to the puja room indicating ...